Cultural Resonance of Colonel John S. Mosby's Book Publications: A Bibliographical Study through the Twentieth Century 79 views

This bibliographical study catalogs the book publications of Colonel John S. Mosby (CSA) from the late nineteenth century through the end of the twentieth. It examines the production, design, illustration, and marketing of Mosby's War Reminiscences (1887), Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign (1908), and The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby (1917) using descriptive bibliography in the tradition of Fredson Bowers, Philip Gaskell, and G. Thomas Tanselle. The study identifies three major waves of publication: the postwar mechanized print industry, the mid-century revival of Civil War interest, and the late twentieth-century proliferation of paperbacks, reprints, and collector editions. By treating Mosby's books as physical objects rather than disembodied texts, the project demonstrates how books' changing forms influence the ways readers encounter and interpret one of the Civil War's debated figures.

MA (Master of Arts)

John S. Mosby; Descriptive Bibliography; Print Culture; Publishing History; Book History; Mosby's War Reminiscences; Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign; The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby; Gray Ghost

English

2026-04-30